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Chemical engineering professors Heather Sheardown and Todd Hoare received more than $1M in total funding for their projects focused on combatting age-related degenerative diseases.

Health sciences experts from around the world will gather at McMaster University this summer to explore the theme, "Aging Across the Lifespan."

Innovation Matchmaking Day brought together entrepreneurs from across McMaster and health-care partners to share ideas, advice and inspiration as they explored ways to tackle health-care challenges and bring their technologies to the market.

McMaster graduate Parisa Agahi tapped into the entrepreneurial supports at the Forge to turn an idea for better looking, more comfortable compression clothing into her startup, Tression.

Led by the McMaster Institute for Transportation Logistics, the Knowledge Hub will offer a comprehensive resource for companies as they work to move from diesel-powered trucks to greener alternatives.

Soleymani is developing miniaturized, real-time biological sensors that could redefine personalized health management.   

Vote Compass has helped millions of users across the globe decide which party aligns closest with their political views.  

The event brought together policy and decision makers, academics, subject matter experts and community stakeholders to share ideas and shape evidence-informed public policy. 

'This federal election will be fought on a single question: Who is best positioned to deal with the Trump administration?'

Led by the McMaster Institute for Transportation Logistics, the Knowledge Hub will offer a comprehensive resource for companies as they work to move from diesel-powered trucks to greener alternatives.

Bioplastics made out of bamboo, hemp and other natural fibres are strong and biodegradable, can be reabsorbed by the body during the healing process, write Duncan Cree and his colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan.

A Canadian innovation that uses aluminum as a renewable fuel source would usher in a new era of energy independence and help Canada become a renewable energy superpower, write Keena Trowell and her colleague at McGill University.

Here are some things you can do if your romantic partner has gone down a conspiratorial rabbit hole.

The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources, opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change.  

As the cultural and economic environment shapes opportunities and measures women's success by their looks, young women are increasingly turning to intensive and costly beauty procedures, writes Jordan Foster.

More than 150 supporters of entrepreneurship at McMaster got together for an innovation showcase, panel discussion and the announcement of new seed funding at the second annual Made at Mac event.

As the prices of Canadian goods rise and U.S. demand diminishes, supply chains on both sides of the border will feel the impact, Behrouz Bakhtiari warns.

Seven researchers from two faculties have been named Canada Research Chairs. Their work covers Indigenous maternal health, cancer genetics, racial inequities in artificial intelligence algorithms, infectious disease and other pressing matters.